About Shellie
Design shaped by craftsmanship, travel, and the way spaces make us feel.
Years spent working in design, craftsmanship, restoration, and material artistry — combined with a lifelong appreciation for architecture, travel,
and beautifully layered interiors — continue to shape my approach today.
Whether exploring historic cities, quiet natural landscapes, or thoughtfully designed homes, I am continually inspired by the textures, materials, and emotional experience of place.
Credentials & Recognition
Holocaust Museum
World Trade Center
Phoenix Children’s Museum
Alcatraz Restoration, National Parks Dept.
Stanford University
Winnipeg Zoo
California State University, Chico: Instructor & Co-Author, CIM textbook (Designing Decorative Concrete curriculum)
Palace of Fine Arts Statues Restoration, San Francisco
Speaker: San Francisco Historical Society and multiple San Francisco architecture firms.
North Park Mall, Dallas: Engineering Consultant, redesigned the flooring specification for 62,000 sq ft in the mall's addition from overlay to polished, stained concrete under a two-week deadline, meeting Mrs. Nasher's exacting standards
Ventana (Buckner Luxury Retirement Community), Dallas: Design, Consultant to D2 Architects, Exterior Vertical Staining Installation
Author, The Complete Guide to Stained Concrete
Former ACI 310 Committee Member & Co-Chair
Featured Speaker, World of Concrete & ASCC: Standing invitation with sold-out classes annually, presented to a show attended by nearly 100,000
AIA Continuing Education Provider, Global Registration & International Speaker:Home & Garden Show circuit and vendor partners across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
Artistry in Concrete: Invited Artisan at World of Concrete
Featured on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Designing Texas, and in Fine Homebuilding, Luxury Home Magazine, House & Home, and Plano Profile
Design Excellence Award & Luxury Home Magazine Best of the Best
Artistry in Concrete with Cal State Chico CIM
Palace of Fine Arts San Francisco
Allcatraz Prison floor with patched concrete before color restoration.
Restoring Alcatraz
Alcatraz is the most visited national park in the country, averaging five thousand tourists a day.
Some restoration work can only happen after they leave. I once caught the last ferry off the island with a small team of artisans to blend historic concrete patches into the original prison floor, using custom colors and techniques to match century-old material, work that had to be done overnight.
We finished around four in the morning. However, the ferry back to San Francisco would not return until 7:00 a.m. Exhausted, I found an empty cell, curled up on a cot, and slept a couple hours. BTW - there were no ghosts on the island that night.
The Art of Beautiful Living
The most meaningful homes are not defined by perfection, but by the way they support the people who live within them.
I am drawn to interiors that feel welcoming, collected, and deeply personal — spaces where beauty and function work together effortlessly. Natural materials, carefully considered details, and a sense of ease create homes that feel both elevated and comfortable.
Whether designing a room, refining a floor plan, or selecting the smallest finishing detail, the goal remains the same: to create spaces that enrich daily life and feel authentic to the people who call them home.
The best interiors are not simply admired. They are lived in, gathered in, and remembered.
A foundation rooted in artistry, craftsmanship, and decades of
design experience.
Twenty-five years of decorative finishes, restoration, and design consulting have taken me from museums to landmark commercial spaces.
One project still stands out: when North Park Mall was planning 62,000 square feet of flooring for the extensive addition, I convinced the engineer that the specified overlay was the wrong product, with two weeks until the concrete was to be poured. The mall changed course to polished concrete with a custom color method instead.
Mrs. Nasher loved the result. It delivered the organic and iconic flooring of the original mall with a more durable finish.
Inspired by architecture, travel, fine materials, and the beauty of nature.
Travel has long been one of my greatest creative influences. Experiencing historic architecture, local craftsmanship, natural landscapes, and the distinct character of different cultures continually shapes how I see interiors and the experience of home.
Some of my favorite moments are often the simplest — discovering a beautifully layered café tucked into a quiet street, wandering historic cities, gathering around a table for an unforgettable meal, or noticing how light, texture, and materials quietly influence the feeling of a space.
Those experiences continue to inform my approach to interiors today: spaces that feel refined yet welcoming, elevated yet deeply livable, and thoughtfully collected over time rather than overly designed all at once.